Chinese Word: 拘 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

拘HSK 6

Pinyin: jū

English Definition: to capture; to restrain; to constrain; to adhere rigidly to; inflexible

Chinese Definition:
①逮捕或扣押：拘捕。拘系。拘留。拘拿。拘囚。拘禁。拘押。
②限，限制：拘束。拘谨。不拘小节。
③固执，不变通：拘泥。拘礼。拘迂。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:句 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 扌 [ shǒu ] hand
- 句 [jùgou1] sentence, clause, phrase, paragraph; stanza

Similar Characters: 枸抣

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拘留HSK 6	jū liú	to detain (a prisoner); to keep sb in custody
拘束HSK 6	jū shù	to restrict; to restrain; constrained; awkward; ill at ease; uncomfortable; reticent
不拘	bù jū	not stick to; not confine oneself to; whatever
拘谨	jū jǐn	reserved; overcautious
不拘一格	bù jū yī gé	not stick to one pattern